Boat-davit.



G. E. WATERWORTH.

BOAT DAVIT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1912.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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BOAT-DAVIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

llatentedfict. 8,1912.

Application filed January 12, 1912. Serial No. 670,804.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. Truanwon'rir, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Las Cascades, Canal Zone, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Boat-Davits, of which the following is aSpecification.

This invention relates to boat davits and the principal object of thisinvention is to provide a device of this character which is constructedso that the boat may be held a considerable distance away from the sideof the ship when lowered so as to prevent smashing the same in roughweather.

Further objects of this invention willv appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure l is a sideelevation. Fig. is a similar view showing the uppe arm of the davitdropped for holding the boat away from the side of the ship in roughweather. Fig. 3 is a front elevation. Fig. l is a detail sectional viewon the line i t of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on the line55 of Fig, 1.

In the specific embodiment of the invention as illustrated herein, 1 and2 represent separate parts of the davit, the lower portion beingswiveled in any suitable manner to the deck of the vessel and having itsupper portion provided with a socket 3 in which is seated the pivotinghead 4 of the upper part 2. A bolt 5 passes through the part 1 andthrough the head l to connect these parts together. Each part isprovided with a latrally extei'iding foot (5 which is apertured toreceive a connecting pin 7 preferably held in position by a cotter 8which passes through the lower end oi the pin. The outer member 2 hasits upper end curved outwardly, as shown at 8, and swiveled in the upperouter end, is a shaft 5), to the outer ends of which are connected eyemembers 10 for securing the device to the deck on one side and to theopposite davit on the other. The upper outer end is also bifurcated soas to permit the swinging of the liLClilO supporting link 11 which ismounted on the shall 9. Projecting From the rear ot the member 2intermediate its length is a lug '12 upon which is pivoted a clovis 13by which the upper portion may be raised and lowered.

,lProjecting out wardly l'rom the upper portion oi the member 1 is astep bearing 1-1- which is adapted to support the end 2 when lowered tothe position shown in Fig. 2. The davit is intended to be used with themembers I and .2 and in alinement when the weallua' is clear and the'aler calm enough to permit launching a boat in this manner. When theweather or water is rough. the boat is first filled in the usual mannerand the upper portion 2 lowered so as to rest upon the step bearing 14-.The boat may then be lowered into the water by 1nanipulalion oi theusual tackle which is connected to the link 11. A. suitable clcat 15 issecured to the side of the upper section 2 so that the rope or loweringtackle may be held in ad jnsted position.

llaving thus Fully descrilnal the invention, what I claim as new is:---

ll. boat davit comprising a vertical mcmher having a pair o1" parallelears and a socket intermediate the same, a curved upper member having anea arranged in the scclzet, a pivoting bolt passing through said ears topivotally connect said members, an angular supporting bearing carried bythe first member and adapted to support the curved member at an obtuseangle to the lirslv member. laterally extending supporting 'leet on saidmembers adapted to abut each other when the members are in alinemcnl. alocking pin ['lllf-lfilllQ; through said feet and adapted to hold thefeet together, a rope cleat carried by the curved member, and a liftingclevis carried by said curred member.

in testimony whereol. l allix my sigrature in presence of two witnesses.

\Vitnesses Annnnw N. \liwmu, James if]. BAnNnr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

